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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 3792 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Brian Spam (ranked 492 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Spam!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spam misses with the combination.
Spam swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spam throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spam swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Spam misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Spam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks for a takedown but Spam sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Spam misses.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Spam bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Spam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spam swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Brian Spam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spam!
Spam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spam swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Spam as Lee shoots in.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Spam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee shoots in but Spam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spam swinging wildly here.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Spam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spam is looking for the big counter here.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Spam gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Spam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spam stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Spam throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
As Spam looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Spam just gets out of the way.
Spam throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spam tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Spam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spam is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spam defending well though.
Spam wants to get back to his feet.
Spam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spam pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Spam is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Spam is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Spam looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spam sprawls and moves away.
Spam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spam throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Spam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Spam is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee tries for a kimura but Spam is defending well.
Spam is not content to let Lee control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Spam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Spam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Spam works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spam on his heels. He'll look to pass Spam's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Spam manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spam's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spam can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spam keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee trying to control but Spam is working from the bottom.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Spam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spam wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Robert Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Spam defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Spam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee is pulling down on Spam's head to control his posture.
Spam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard so Spam takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robert Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Spam as Lee shoots in.
Spam looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Spam works the jab nicely.
Spam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spam throws a body shot but no joy.
Spam scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spam.
Spam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Spam. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Spam misses with an uppercut.
Brian Spam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spam throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Spam fights it but they end up in guard.
Spam pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spam stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spam misses with the combination.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spam tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spam to the ground. Spam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Spam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spam lands with a cross.
Spam throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spam stuffs the takedown.
Spam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Spam.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Spam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spam throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Spam misses.
Spam misses with a few strikes there.
Spam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spam lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spam sprawls well. Spam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Spam does no damage.
Spam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Spam looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee is working for a kimura but Spam is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Spam as he works his way to full guard.
Lee won't allow Spam to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee wants to control from the top but Spam keeps moving.
Lee postures up in Spam's guard and throws a big left but Spam blocks it.
Spam keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee is fighting to break Spam's control of his arms but Spam is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Spam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Spam does no damage.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Spam gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Spam lands a right hand.
Spam can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Spam stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Spam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to pull guard but Spam forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spam pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spam with a jab.
Spam throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Spam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spam misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Lee backs off Spam throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spam defends it nicely.
Spam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spam scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee is looking for a kimura but Spam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Spam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Spam!
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